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Is Trump looking to ‘update’ trade pact with Canada? ‘I don’t care,’ says president

Is Trump looking to ‘update’ trade pact with Canada? ‘I don’t care,’ says president

U.S. President Donald Trump would “rather be independent,” he asserted Tuesday in response to a question on whether he plans to “update” the free trade pact with Canada and Mexico after threatening a range of new tariffs. The question came when Trump called in to Fox News for a live interview Tuesday morning. Fox & Friends co-Host Steve Doocy asked...

Indian students arranged marriages of convenience for spouse work permits to Canada, warned New Delhi migration official

Indian students arranged marriages of convenience for spouse work permits to Canada, warned New Delhi migration official

The number of Indian undergraduate students applying to come to Canada has dropped over the past few years, in part because Ottawa ended a program granting the spouses of international students work permits, an internal government communication shows. The communication discloses how marriages of convenience by some Indian students had enabled their spouses to accompany them to this country to...

PC leadership race in New Brunswick turns testy as party divisions re-emerge

PC leadership race in New Brunswick turns testy as party divisions re-emerge

Progressive Conservatives in New Brunswick are facing an increasingly fractious leadership race this summer that threatens their ability to unite in time for the next provincial election. Some party members are using social media to attack candidate Daniel Allain, a former PC cabinet minister, for what they call a betrayal of party unity in 2023. Allain, meanwhile, is continuing to...

Trump's constant Canada-bashing may be changing Republican views

Trump's constant Canada-bashing may be changing Republican views

No one is shocked these days when U.S. President Donald Trump calls Canada the "51st state" or refers to Prime Minister Mark Carney as a "governor." But Trump's habit of occasionally targeting Canada with crude insults has become much more common among rank-and-file Republicans in recent weeks. As Trump watches his poll numbers sink under the weight of controversial policies...

75 of these whales remain. A new West Coast pipeline would be 'devastating' for them, experts say

75 of these whales remain. A new West Coast pipeline would be 'devastating' for them, experts say

Pipeline to southern B.C. would drive tanker traffic in endangered whale habitat. Environmental groups are voicing concerns about the impact the Alberta government's proposed route for a new oil pipeline could have on an already endangered species of whale. As of July 2025, there were 74 southern resident killer whales in the world, according to the Center for Whale Research...

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Liberals maintain lead amid evolving concerns.

Liberals maintain lead amid evolving concerns.

Federal politics remains relatively stable heading into the latter part of July. National ballot tracking places the Liberals at 44.7%, the Conservatives at 29.5%, and the NDP at 12.7%, with smaller shares for the Bloc Québécois (7.3%), Green Party (4.5%), and People’s Party (1.1%).

Federal Tracker: Liberals Lead by 9 as Three By-Elections Are Called

Federal Tracker: Liberals Lead by 9 as Three By-Elections Are Called

The latest Weekly Federal Tracker from Liaison Strategies shows the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, holding a 9-point lead over Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives as three federal by-elections get underway. Among decided and leaning voters, the Liberals stand at 44%, followed by the Conservatives at 35%, the NDP at 11%, the Bloc Québécois at 5%, the Green Party...



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Canada’s silence on the U.S. and Saudi Arabia’s nuclear agreement isn’t neutrality. It’s something much worse

Canada’s silence on the U.S. and Saudi Arabia’s nuclear agreement isn’t neutrality. It’s something much worse

Canada’s nuclear story has always been one of choice. In 1946, with Hiroshima still smouldering, Canada could have become a nuclear weapons state. It possessed the uranium, the scientific expertise, the industrial base, and the Manhattan Project experience that would have made it possible. The St Laurent government chose differently, pushing for international control of nuclear arms while directing Canadian...

Will Mark Carney put our airports on the block? PM likely to signal which Canadian assets are for sale at summit

Will Mark Carney put our airports on the block? PM likely to signal which Canadian assets are for sale at summit

In a matter of weeks, we might find out just how eager Mark Carney really is to sell off our airports. We should also get a better sense of which other Canadian assets foreign investors want.

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UN's Gaza water chief says Israeli destruction, restrictions squandering Canadian aid

UN's Gaza water chief says Israeli destruction, restrictions squandering Canadian aid

The United Nations official overseeing water and sanitation in the Gaza Strip is praising Canada's support for Palestinians but warns that some of its aid money is being squandered by Israel's attacks on water facilities and restrictions on aid groups. Jonathan Veitch, the head of UNICEF for the Palestinian territories, said the Israeli military's destruction of facilities like the Canada...

Minister says espionage allegations against Canadian in Belgium are 'quite serious'

Minister says espionage allegations against Canadian in Belgium are 'quite serious'

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree committed Monday "to get to the bottom" of the arrest of a Canadian in Europe on spying charges. The Belgian federal prosecutor's office said Saturday that "a Canadian national of Chinese origin" had been arrested on charges of espionage and participation in a criminal organization. The suspect, who was not named in the office's statement...

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Does Mark Carney want to lead the U.S. Democratic Party?

Does Mark Carney want to lead the U.S. Democratic Party?

It sure looks like Mark Carney is auditioning to be the next leader of the U.S. Democratic Party. As a Canadian Member of Parliament who represents working families impacted by U.S. tariffs, I want to know why Carney is more interested in playing American politics than being the prime minister of Canada.

How and why I became Canada’s Minister of the Environment — and why I left

It all started about fifty years ago, in the backyard of my parents’ house in La Tuque, a small town roughly 130 kilometres north of Shawinigan. Our home sat on the edge of town, and just behind it was a gorgeous forest — my playground, my refuge, my world. Then one day, a work crew arrived and began cutting it...



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Turbulent times for Carney, Ford and Chow following Billy Bishop airport fiasco

Turbulent times for Carney, Ford and Chow following Billy Bishop airport fiasco

Prime Minister Mark Carney has gotten a lot of mileage out of his boast of not being “a career politician.” But one of the downsides of that lack of political experience is that you occasionally have to learn even the most basic lessons the hard way. That’s exactly what happened with the four-month saga over the proposed expansion of the...

The Seat to Watch in the August By-Elections

The Seat to Watch in the August By-Elections

Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced three federal by-elections for Monday, August 31st. The government needs to win at least one of these to hold onto its majority status in the House of Commons. In two of the three seats, the suspense is minimal. It’s unlikely that the Liberals could lose either Beaches-East York or North Vancouver-Capilano — previously held...

Poilievre is not the right Conservative leader for these times

Poilievre is not the right Conservative leader for these times

So, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is making an image adjustment. He has decided to exchange his signature smirk and the snarky remarks that go along with it for a more positive pose. He is now offering to work with all parties to prevent American tariffs on Canadian exports from happening. “Conservatives are here to help and fight for Canada,” he...

Trump’s economic attacks on Canada look like a shakedown. They are not — it’s a takeover

Trump’s economic attacks on Canada look like a shakedown. They are not — it’s a takeover

Any parent knows how the interrogation goes. You answer the first “why?” and a small voice says “but why?” You give another answer only to prompt another “but why?” By the fourth you’ve run out of reasons and blurted the real one you were hoping to keep to yourself. Rather than being difficult, children are just being thorough. We should...

Trade War is War

Trade War is War

We will never surrender: Canada

We will never surrender: Canada

Rage, fear, contempt: an incomplete list, but it captures this country’s overall reaction to United States President Donald Trump, easily the most aggressively-ignorant, narcissistic, emotionally-damaged bully to lead that country in living memory. It is our misfortune to live right next door, although no corner of the globe has escaped Trump’s towering need to humiliate, intimidate, and dominate.



Getting Real About Trump’s Trade War

Getting Real About Trump’s Trade War

There are a lot of unrealistic Canadians. They’re the ones hoping that the 30-day reprieve before Donald Trump imposes new 50% tariffs on a variety of imports from our country to the United States somehow represents an opportunity to press for a new Canada-US-Mexico agreement (CUSMA). Not a chance. Without explicitly saying it, President Trump and USTR Jamieson Greer have...

Whether the threat is Donald Trump or separatism, health care is a powerful response

Whether the threat is Donald Trump or separatism, health care is a powerful response

Canada’s premiers went to their meeting in Charlottetown this week wanting to talk about health care, but Donald Trump, as usual, was the disruptive force. We know that health care was top of mind for them because one of their meeting days began with a presentation from the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, which warned the premiers that massive cuts...

Does Mark Carney want to lead the U.S. Democratic Party?

Does Mark Carney want to lead the U.S. Democratic Party?

It sure looks like Mark Carney is auditioning to be the next leader of the U.S. Democratic Party. As a Canadian Member of Parliament who represents working families impacted by U.S. tariffs, I want to know why Carney is more interested in playing American politics than being the prime minister of Canada.

What happened to Carney's Davos call for principled, pragmatic foreign policy?

What happened to Carney's Davos call for principled, pragmatic foreign policy?

On Jan. 20, 2026, Mark Carney delivered a speech at Davos that was deservedly lauded around the world. The prime minister’s address struck a chord both domestically and globally, for two primary reasons. Article content First, he was clear-eyed and candid about the evolving global landscape, in which international institutions are being corroded and even our greatest allies can become...

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Canada must not accept disrespect from the Americans  - We were the only country that was unjustly treated by Trump's tariffs

Canada must not accept disrespect from the Americans - We were the only country that was unjustly treated by Trump's tariffs

Some readers have reproached me for my general support of U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies. It was essential to the maintenance of America’s position as the world’s greatest power and accordingly to the security of the West, that Trump succeed in rebuilding American strength and credibility, given the crumbling of Europe, the revanchist appetite of Russia, and the naked totalitarian...



Canadian conservatives have a patriotism problem

Canadian conservatives have a patriotism problem

Does Canadian conservatism have a problem with patriotism? Do some conservatives feel a greater loyalty to their ideology than their country? Does this lead them to side with Donald Trump and the United States against Canada, in a dispute that turns in part on whether Canada should exist as a country, separate from the United States? Does it also lead...

Canadians want to fight. Their prime minister might need to let them

Canadians want to fight. Their prime minister might need to let them

If there was ever a time to put our collective elbows up, it should have been over a bridge named after Gordie Howe. Instead, we appear to have capitulated to a glorified extortion racket from the Trump administration, one that will have Canada handing over revenues equivalent to half the toll bridge’s net revenues for a period of 15 years...

Decrease in crime an inconvenient truth for Poilievre

Decrease in crime an inconvenient truth for Poilievre

Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives have apparently decided that facts are an obstacle to their crime narrative. The latest crime statistics from Statistics Canada, released this week, show the overall crime severity index in Canada fell five per cent in 2025. The conventional crime rate fell two per cent. The violent crime severity index declined and the non-violent index was also down...

To hit back at Trump, Canada needs to supercharge its boycott of American goods

To hit back at Trump, Canada needs to supercharge its boycott of American goods

A century ago on New Year’s Day, a massive billboard went up over a central London Underground station. It displayed a map flipped on its side, with Britain at the centre of world. Lines radiated from the island, connecting it with the far-reaching British Empire. “Buy Empire goods from home and overseas,” the advertisement read.

Like a bad ex, Donald Trump is accidentally making Canada become its best self

Like a bad ex, Donald Trump is accidentally making Canada become its best self

Here’s the thing about awful, soul-destroying relationships: sometimes, you come out on the other end a stronger, better person. It’s hard to see the benefits when you’re constantly being lied to, cheated on and disparaged. It’s emotionally exhausting and you know you need to get out, but you signed a lease together and you need his income to make the...

Why the U.S. trade rep wants to punish Canada economically

Why the U.S. trade rep wants to punish Canada economically

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer grew up in a mobile home in Paradise, Calif. He insists that it wasn’t in a mobile home park, it was just a mobile home. That should tell you something about the man charged with implementing Donald Trump’s trade policies.



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Can Canada survive 912 more days until Trump is gone?

Can Canada survive 912 more days until Trump is gone?

As I write this, there are 912 days until noon on January 20th, 2029. That will be the moment, at the latest, that Donald Trump will no longer be president of the United States. Between here and there, anything is possible, but certain things are more probable than others. Donald Trump’s affinity for tariffs on products, whether they are protected...

Canadians have more than one way to retaliate against Donald Trump

Canadians have more than one way to retaliate against Donald Trump

On a week that Donald Trump has been throwing his weight around with Canada, there is something deeply satisfying in hearing Premier Doug Ford punch back. “I’m tired of the bully trying to take our lunch money all the time,” Ford said about Trump’s latest round of punitive tariff threats. “We always seem to be on our back heels. We...

American response to Canadian wildfires just proves their addiction to this one thing

American response to Canadian wildfires just proves their addiction to this one thing

If Canadians think that our problems with our neighbours will go away once their leader is enjoying his reward — either in the hereafter or a federal prison — we should contemplate the profound and irrational unfriendliness his followers have displayed in the past week. Robin Williams once said that Canada is “like a really nice apartment over a meth lab.”

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Alberta to begin allowing self-referred medical testing as of Friday

Alberta to begin allowing self-referred medical testing as of Friday

Beginning Friday, Albertans will be able to pay out-of-pocket for diagnostic screening tests, including an MRI and an ultrasound, and without a doctor's referral. The new change can help those who pay get a faster cancer diagnosis, and improve their chances of survival, without increasing wait times for others, the government said Monday. Premier Danielle Smith said Albertans can self-refer...

LeBlanc heading to Washington this week amid tense Canada-U.S. relations

LeBlanc heading to Washington this week amid tense Canada-U.S. relations

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is headed to Washington, D.C., this week for meetings, a spokesperson for his office tells CTV News. He’ll be joined by Canada’s chief trade negotiator to the United States, Janice Charette. The trip comes amid new tensions in the nearly 18-month trade war, with U.S. President Donald Trump threatening another slate of tariffs last week...

Canadians’ Pessimism About Economy Is Fading Despite Trade War, Poll Says

Canadians’ Pessimism About Economy Is Fading Despite Trade War, Poll Says

Canadians are shaking off months of economic pessimism as worries about weak growth and higher energy prices fade. The Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Confidence Index rose to 52.55 in the week ended July 24, up from the recent trough of 46.31 at the beginning of April. A reading above 50 indicates net positive views.

Gordie Howe’s family are the first to cross the bridge

Gordie Howe’s family are the first to cross the bridge

Cars, trucks will make their way back and forth after Canada-only Friday ceremony. Gordie Howe's family were the first passenger vehicle to go across the new international border span on Monday, says the Windsor Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA). Tecumseh trucking company Onfreight Logistics is poised to be the first commercial vehicle to cross.

Ford flew short haul across southern Ontario as jet purchase was finalized

Ford flew short haul across southern Ontario as jet purchase was finalized

As civil servants raced to finalize the purchase of a private jet for Ontario’s premier, Doug Ford was crisscrossing the province on an OPP plane. Schedules obtained by Global News using freedom of information laws reveal that, in a month and a half, Ford took four short-haul domestic flights on the plane and chartered a jet to travel to Texas...

Police discontinued pursuit of U.S. Consulate shooting suspects after pursuit reached 140 km/h

Police discontinued pursuit of U.S. Consulate shooting suspects after pursuit reached 140 km/h

Toronto police say officers investigating a shooting at the U.S. Consulate early Monday morning engaged in a high-speed pursuit of the suspect vehicle on the Don Valley Parkway before suspending the chase amid safety concerns. The incident, which occurred at the University Avenue building at around 4:45 a.m., comes about four months after the building was struck by gunfire in...

After PMO shakeup, Carney brings in capable professionals, but some Liberals and pundits say the new hires lack the political organizational experience needed for party’s success

After PMO shakeup, Carney brings in capable professionals, but some Liberals and pundits say the new hires lack the political organizational experience needed for party’s success

Maia Johnson is emerging as a rising star who is said to have played a key role in the recent staffing changes, and is already 'making her mark by streamlining processes' within the Prime Minister's Office, say Liberal sources. Prime Minister Mark Carney recently reshuffled the senior ranks of his Prime Minister’s Office, bringing in new advisers and promoting others...

Gordie Howe bridge to open to cars today after months of cross-border controversy

Gordie Howe bridge to open to cars today after months of cross-border controversy

The Gordie Howe International Bridge is set to open to motorists today after months of controversy over financial aspects of the project. In a February social media post, U.S. President Donald Trump insisted the United States would have to be compensated before he would allow the bridge to open. He falsely claimed the $6.4-billion structure connecting Windsor, Ont., and Detroit...

Former WDBA chair ‘wary’ of Gordie Howe International Bridge opening Monday

Former WDBA chair ‘wary’ of Gordie Howe International Bridge opening Monday

The former chair of the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) says he’s wary about whether the Gordie Howe International Bridge will open Monday. Dwight Duncan was in attendance at the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday morning, alongside many other local, provincial, and federal dignitaries. Duncan says it’s unfortunate that officials from the United States were not at the event - the way...

Carney calls August byelections for three seats in Ontario, Quebec and B.C.

Carney calls August byelections for three seats in Ontario, Quebec and B.C.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is announcing byelections will be held in August for three electoral districts in Ontario, Quebec and B.C. Constituents in Beaches--East York, Chicoutimi--Le Fjord and North Vancouver--Capilano will head to the polls on Aug. 31. The Beaches--East York seat in Ontario was vacated by Nate Erskine-Smith, a former federal housing minister, who intended to run for leader...

Israel pitches Canada high-tech trade and safer AI as diplomatic tensions persist

Israel pitches Canada high-tech trade and safer AI as diplomatic tensions persist

Israel is pitching itself to Canada as a technology partner that can offer tangible solutions and safer artificial intelligence, despite the heavy strains on the bilateral relationship over wars in the Middle East. "Canada and Israel are both countries that are very much looking to export technologies, to open new markets and to solve problems that also exist elsewhere," Israeli...

Looming byelections set to test Carney again

Looming byelections set to test Carney again

Mark Carney can call the four byelections at any time between now and the end of this year. After years of advising candidates in elections, Braeden Caley is learning one lesson in his own campaign the hard way: wear sensible shoes. Earlier this week, with two door-knocking sessions on either side of a more formal event, the new Liberal candidate...

Canada remains anti-nuke, but its potential path to the bomb is getting shorter

Canada remains anti-nuke, but its potential path to the bomb is getting shorter

For decades, Canada’s official policy on nuclear weapons has been that they shouldn’t exist, and there is no sign that principle is about to be abandoned. But for reasons of history and geography, Canada is also one of the world's non-nuclear countries with the easiest technical path to a nuclear weapon. And because of the particular design of its CANDU...

Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada among most active lobbying in June, focused on CUSMA: ‘U.S. administration right now is a little unpredictable’

Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada among most active lobbying in June, focused on CUSMA: ‘U.S. administration right now is a little unpredictable’

Canada’s strained trade relationship with the United States was among the major advocacy issues at the federal level in June with the domestic fruit and vegetables sector holding out hope for a renewal of North America’s trilateral free trade pact, despite the deal’s future left in doubt by U.S. President Donald Trump. “[The Canada-United States-Mexico-Agreement] still exists. We are advocating...

'Bright' future: RCAF chief says spike in defence spending is boosting flight times

'Bright' future: RCAF chief says spike in defence spending is boosting flight times

One year into her new job as commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet said she could see an immediate effect of the federal government's defence spending boost: RCAF pilots are spending more time in the air. In a recent interview with The Canadian Press, Speiser-Blanchet also acknowledged that preparing the entire service for what she described...

Conservatives call for emergency meeting on Trump threats, demand Carney explain plan

Conservatives call for emergency meeting on Trump threats, demand Carney explain plan

The Conservative shadow minister for Canada-U.S. relations is calling on Ottawa to provide its negotiation plan with U.S. President Donald Trump at an emergency meeting. Shuv Majumdar says in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney that the Conservatives want an emergency meeting of the Standing Committee on International Trade next week, and Ottawa needs to table its written plans...

Are Americans getting fed up and fired up about tariffs and the treatment of Canada?

Are Americans getting fed up and fired up about tariffs and the treatment of Canada?

Up till now, Trump's tariffs and his treatment of Canada produced discomfort but little more than that, in the US. There are signs this may be changing. Americans don’t like tariffs as a general concept. Our research in the US last year found that by a 70-30 margin, Americans think freer trade is more in their interests than tariffs.

Feds' rejection of island airport plan prevents waterfront 'destruction': advocates

Feds' rejection of island airport plan prevents waterfront 'destruction': advocates

Advocates say the federal government's decision to halt Ontario's plan for a major expansion of Billy Bishop airport will spare Toronto's waterfront from a serious rollback on rehabilitation. Tim Gray, executive director of Environmental Defence, says the project would involve "massive destruction" of the Toronto Islands after billions of dollars invested in waterfront rehabilitation over the past couple of decades.

Canadian NATO intern arrested on suspicions of espionage in Belgium

Canadian NATO intern arrested on suspicions of espionage in Belgium

A Canadian intern at NATO has been arrested on suspicions of espionage. Belgium's federal prosecutor says in a statement the female intern of Chinese origin is suspected of spying on behalf of a third country. She is also suspected of being a member of a criminal organization.

Feds received more than 21,000 emails on proposed changes to major project reviews

Feds received more than 21,000 emails on proposed changes to major project reviews

The federal government says it received more than 21,000 emails on proposed changes to how major projects are reviewed and will spend the coming weeks combing over those submissions. A window for public feedback on the proposed changes closed Wednesday. The government said it will publish a report summarizing the submissions by the end of the summer.

Interprovincial booze rules may be easing, but other trade barriers still remain

Interprovincial booze rules may be easing, but other trade barriers still remain

Interprovincial trade barriers were back in the spotlight this week as Canada's premiers mused about how to deal with new tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump at their annual summer meeting. On Tuesday, a new deal was announced that will see nine provinces across Canada introduce direct-to-consumer alcohol sales following an agreement signed by their premiers. It's the latest...

Federal government rejects expansion of Toronto's Billy Bishop airport

Federal government rejects expansion of Toronto's Billy Bishop airport

The federal government has rejected Ontario's plan to expand Toronto's Billy Bishop airport to accommodate jets on a longer runway. Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said public consultations on the future of the island airport got feedback on a range of issues including transportation, noise, environmental impacts and quality of life. The government received more than 87,000 responses, he said. "We...

Canada's got a grocery competition problem. Are local food hubs the answer?

Canada's got a grocery competition problem. Are local food hubs the answer?

Federal food strategy pledging $1B to establish up to 40 hubs across Canada/ About 20 years ago, P.E.I. farmer Rose Viaene watched her husband David take their tractor out into their farm fields and destroy their garlic crop — an act of defiance born out of frustration with Canada's large grocery chains. Viaene said before then, their garlic was sold...

Trump vows tariffs to come for Canada over wildfire smoke that has drifted to U.S.

Trump vows tariffs to come for Canada over wildfire smoke that has drifted to U.S.

'We're going to put a big tariff on Canada because of the smoke,' Trump tells reporters. U.S. President Donald Trump returned to making tariff-related threats against Canada on Friday afternoon, restating his intent to impose tariffs in retaliation for wildfire smoke drifting across the border into the United States. "We're going to put a big tariff on Canada because of...

'Too big to rig': Alberta separation petition succeeds with 223K verified signatures

'Too big to rig': Alberta separation petition succeeds with 223K verified signatures

A citizen-led petition seeking to force a vote on Alberta quitting Canada is officially successful. Elections Alberta announced Friday it verified nearly 223,000 signatures out of almost 280,000 valid names counted. The petition needed almost 178,000 signatures to be successful. Despite the result, the document is largely moot.

Canada, UAE conclude negotiations on a free-trade agreement

Canada, UAE conclude negotiations on a free-trade agreement

The governments of Canada and the United Arab Emirates say they have concluded negotiations on a free-trade agreement. International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu told a press conference in Toronto on Friday that the next steps include legal review, the signing of the deal and ratification. UAE Minister of Foreign Trade Thani al-Zeyoudi said the agreement was reached in 47 days...

Trump slams Canada for disinviting them from Gordie Howe Bridge opening ceremony

Trump slams Canada for disinviting them from Gordie Howe Bridge opening ceremony

Officials in Windsor, Ont., are celebrating next week’s planned opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge at a Canada-only ribbon-cutting ceremony on the Canadian side of the structure. Representatives from the Government of Canada, Government of Ontario, Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, Bridging North America, and members of the Howe family gathered Friday to officially inaugurate the bridge.

Trump says original Gordie Howe bridge deal is dead, contradicting Carney

Trump says original Gordie Howe bridge deal is dead, contradicting Carney

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that the original deal on the disbursement of revenues from the Gordie Howe International Bridge “no longer stands” after his administration struck a new agreement, raising more questions about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s own claims about the arrangement. Trump’s post on Truth Social came during a ribbon-cutting ceremony being held by Canadian officials in...

Deadline for public servants to apply for early retirement arrives

Deadline for public servants to apply for early retirement arrives

Public servants have just hours left to apply for the federal government's early retirement program. The deadline lands at 2:59 a.m. ET and the Treasury Board website says more than 9,100 applications had been received as of Tuesday, though final numbers aren't expected until at least next week.

Canada-only event held to mark Gordie Howe bridge opening as questions linger on deal

Canada-only event held to mark Gordie Howe bridge opening as questions linger on deal

A Canada-only ceremony took place Friday to mark the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, as the Liberal government faces more questions about a new revenue-sharing deal with the U.S. A joint celebration with the U.S. on the bridge connecting Ontario and Michigan was cancelled earlier this week. President Donald Trump said on social media Friday that Canada "disinvited"...



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Lindsey Graham eulogized as an 'American original' at services drawing world leaders in Washington

Lindsey Graham eulogized as an 'American original' at services drawing world leaders in Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of his generation's more influential U.S. politicians at home and abroad, is being eulogized Tuesday as a "swashbuckling" public servant and "true American original" during memorial services in Washington.

Zelenskyy visits Trump at the White House before Graham's funeral, seeking cooperation with US

Zelenskyy visits Trump at the White House before Graham's funeral, seeking cooperation with US

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are meeting Tuesday ahead of Sen. Lindsey Graham's funeral, their second sit-down this month and after a far-right activist with the U.S. president's ear had a widely publicized change of heart on Russia's war against Ukraine.

Lindsey Graham's funeral to draw Trump remarks and world leaders in Washington

Lindsey Graham's funeral to draw Trump remarks and world leaders in Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of his generation's more influential U.S. politicians at home and abroad, will be eulogized Tuesday during memorial services across Washington.

Zelenskyy will visit Trump at the White House before Sen. Graham's funeral

Zelenskyy will visit Trump at the White House before Sen. Graham's funeral

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet Tuesday ahead of Sen. Lindsey Graham's funeral, their second sit-down this month and after a far-right activist with the U.S. president's ear had a widely publicized change of heart on Russia's war against Ukraine.

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UN's Gaza water chief says Israeli destruction, restrictions squandering Canadian aid

UN's Gaza water chief says Israeli destruction, restrictions squandering Canadian aid

The United Nations official overseeing water and sanitation in the Gaza Strip is praising Canada's support for Palestinians but warns that some of its aid money is being squandered by Israel's attacks on water facilities and restrictions on aid groups. Jonathan Veitch, the head of UNICEF for the Palestinian territories, said the Israeli military's destruction of facilities like the Canada...

Trump slams Canada for disinviting them from Gordie Howe Bridge opening ceremony

Trump slams Canada for disinviting them from Gordie Howe Bridge opening ceremony

Officials in Windsor, Ont., are celebrating next week’s planned opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge at a Canada-only ribbon-cutting ceremony on the Canadian side of the structure. Representatives from the Government of Canada, Government of Ontario, Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, Bridging North America, and members of the Howe family gathered Friday to officially inaugurate the bridge.

Fuel costs on the rise as latest geopolitical turmoil drives up crude oil prices

Fuel costs on the rise as latest geopolitical turmoil drives up crude oil prices

Fuel costs are on the rise in Canada as geopolitical turmoil drives the price of crude oil to its highest level in more than a month. Gasbuddy.com, which crowdsources pump price data from across Canada and the U.S, says the Canadian national average now sits above $1.80 a litre -- a two-cent increase from a day earlier and an eight-cent...

Hoekstra says Canadians ‘don’t think very highly’ of U.S. as Trump threatens new tariffs

Hoekstra says Canadians ‘don’t think very highly’ of U.S. as Trump threatens new tariffs

As the ambassador rose to address a roomful of suits, he held a plastic shot glass of spirit. “To U.S.-Canadian friendship, partnership and success,” said Pete Hoekstra, Washington’s ambassador to Canada, bringing the cup to his mouth. It was before 10 a.m. on Monday morning – part of a new tradition, he said, of raising a glass at forums like...

Anand says Canada's trade-first diplomatic push is reviving old ties around the world

Anand says Canada's trade-first diplomatic push is reviving old ties around the world

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada is doing foreign policy differently by reviving stagnant relationships with countries on multiple continents in pursuit of trade. "It is diplomacy like Canada has not done before, in the recent past," Anand said Monday in an interview from Islamabad, where she was meeting with Pakistan's foreign minister. It's the first visit by a...

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Five Steps to Advance Robust Industrial Policy in Canada

Five Steps to Advance Robust Industrial Policy in Canada

Like many advanced economies, Canadian governments are increasingly turning to industrial strategies to try to strengthen their economic sovereignty — defined here as the capacity to protect and shape key domestic economic capabilities — and to support economic growth aligned with the global energy transition and net-zero emissions goals. This represents a shift from previous decades when governments in Canada...

Paying the price: How weak productivity, stagnant incomes, and persistent inflation are fuelling Canada’s affordability crisis

Paying the price: How weak productivity, stagnant incomes, and persistent inflation are fuelling Canada’s affordability crisis

A generation that expected to enjoy a higher standard of living than its parents instead risks inheriting slower growth, fewer opportunities, and permanently diminished prosperity.

Explainer: Chery, Chinese EVs, and the Future of Auto Investment in Canada

Explainer: Chery, Chinese EVs, and the Future of Auto Investment in Canada

Chery Automobile has become one of China’s most important global automakers. Less well known in North America than BYD or Geely, Chery has nevertheless spent more than two decades building an export-oriented business across emerging and developed markets. The company’s growing interest in Canada therefore presents both an opportunity and a policy challenge. For Canadian consumers, Chery could offer more...


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Here’s What Negotiations with the Americans Could Look Like

Here’s What Negotiations with the Americans Could Look Like

The following depicts an imagined yet realistic dialogue involving Canadian and American negotiators working to resolve their differences while sticking to their rhetorical guns. I have been in these kinds of trenches. Believe me, this is how negotiators speak to each other and play with one another. There’s generally less rancour than readers might expect, especially those of you who...

Sage Roundtable: The Economic and National Unity Twists and Turns of a West Coast Pipeline

Sage Roundtable: The Economic and National Unity Twists and Turns of a West Coast Pipeline

Peter Nicholson: Thanks, Chris. Since the events of July 2 we have quite a bit more information on the agreement between Canada and Alberta over the rules that are going to govern both the pipeline and oil sands production developments. I think there is a growing recognition that a pipeline shouldn’t be a “field of dreams” – that it is...

Carbon Capture and the Pipeline: Is There Less Quid in the Quid Pro Quo?

Carbon Capture and the Pipeline: Is There Less Quid in the Quid Pro Quo?

Prime Minister Carney has made clear from the outset of his time in office that without a commitment to implement the Pathways carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, there would be no new bitumen pipeline to the B.C. coast. The expectation was formalized in the Nov. 27 Alberta-Ottawa MOU and the May 15 Implementation Agreement. The oil sands industry has...

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Air(port) vs Ground game

Air(port) vs Ground game

David Herle, Scott Reid, Jordan Leichnitz, and Kory Teneycke provide insights on the latest in Canadian politics.

Why chicken is so expensive right now

Why chicken is so expensive right now

First, beef prices went sky-high. Now, the price of chicken is getting more expensive — and Canadian chicken production is struggling to keep up with demand. Between a protein craze driving up demand and a supply crunch affecting producers, the wholesale price of chicken has shot up 12 per cent since May, 2025.

Is Trump overseeing a new 'Red Scare'?

Is Trump overseeing a new 'Red Scare'?

The Trump administration is increasingly conflating communism and the political left, casting them as threats to American national security. The rhetoric is beginning to take institutional form. The administration has directed federal agencies to investigate networks it says facilitate political violence, convened an international summit on so-called “far-left” terrorism, and published a report placing prominent American activists, politicians and organizations...

The debate on MAiD for mental illness

The debate on MAiD for mental illness

This episode contains discussion of mental illness, suicide, and death. Please take care. MAiD has caused contentious debate across Canada for years. This year marks 10 years since Ottawa allowed for certain adults to apply for medically assisted death, and since then there has been push to expand eligibility - beyond track two - to include those whose sole reason...